Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Monday, March 1, 2010

Dixie Magnet and Meadowthorpe finished atop their respective groups in the first round of the 2010 Governor’s Cup elementary school competition, which concluded Feb. 27.

The Governor’s Cup was founded in 1986 as a way to promote, reward and recognize outstanding achievement. Kentucky’s premier academic competition, it consists of five written assessment exams, composition (on-demand writing), future problem-solving and quick recall (also known as quiz bowl).  

Here are the latest top results from Fayette County Public Schools.

District 73:

1^st Dixie Elementary Magnet School

3^rd Maxwell Spanish Immersion Magnet School

4^th William Wells Brown Elementary

5^th Booker T. Washington Elementary

• Math: 1^st John Felty, Dixie; 2^nd Markel Yeast, Booker T. Washington
• Science: 1^st Evan Hays, Maxwell; 2^nd William Blitch, Maxwell; 3^rd Ciera Carter,  William Wells Brown
• Social Studies: 2^nd Josh Craig, Dixie; 3^rd Evan Hays, Maxwell
• Language Arts: T2^nd Mishaela Robison, Dixie
• Arts & Humanities: 1^st Katie Hunt, Maxwell; 2^nd Mishaela Robison, Dixie
• Composition: 1^st Anya Slepyan, Maxwell; 2^nd Katie Hunt,  Maxwell; 3^rd Justice Jones,  William Wells Brown
• Future Problem-Solving: 1^st Dixie
• Quick Recall: 1^st Dixie, 3^rd Maxwell

District 74:

1^st Meadowthorpe Elementary

2^nd Garden Springs Elementary

3^rd Picadome Elementary

4^th Ashland Elementary

• Math: 1^st Nicholas SirLouis, Picadome; T2^nd Nisarg Patil, Meadowthorpe; T2^nd Amy Wang, Meadowthorpe; T2^nd Eric Cao, Ashland
• Science: 1^st Emma Prigge, Picadome; 2^nd Sammy Hanafi, Ashland; 3^rd Vicki Wong, Meadowthorpe
• Social Studies: 1^st Ben Xie, Meadowthorpe; 2^nd Nicholas SirLouis, Picadome; 3^rd Gus Carlson, Meadowthorpe
• Language Arts: 1^st Annie Griffith, Meadowthorpe; 2^nd Hanmir Jeong, Meadowthorpe; 3^rd Ellen Danford, Garden Springs
• Arts & Humanities: 1^st Zsombor Gal, Meadowthorpe, 2^nd Alexis Logan, Garden Springs; 3^rd Connie Cui, Meadowthorpe
• Composition: 1^st Esther Filyk, Picadome; 2^nd Maggie Cook-Allen, Garden Springs; 3^rd Ellen Danford,  Garden Springs
• Future Problem-Solving: 1^st Meadowthorpe; 2^nd Garden Springs Elementary
• Quick Recall: 1^st Meadowthorpe Elementary; 2^nd Garden Springs Elementary; 3^rd Ashland
• Hume Sportsmanship Award: Ashland Elementary

District 75:

2^nd Clays Mill Elementary

4^th Rosa Parks Elementary

• Math: 1^st Thirushan Wignakumar, Rosa Parks; T2^nd Nick Shaver, Clays Mill
• Science: 1^st Thirushan Wignakumar, Rosa Parks
• Social Studies: 3^rd Michael Canter, Clays Mill
• Arts & Humanities: 2^nd Ntinyari Miriti, Clays Mill; 3^rd Hayley Robbins, Clays Mill
• Composition: 2^nd Karina Henson
• Future Problem-Solving: 2^nd Clays Mill Elementary
• Quick Recall: 1^st Clays Mill Elementary
• Hume Sportsmanship Award: Clays Mill Elementary

District 76:

2^nd Athens-Chilesburg Elementary

3^rd Millcreek Elementary

4^th Julius Marks Elementary

5^th Southern Elementary

• Math: T1^st Jacob Kardos, Millcreek; T1^st Logan Smith, Julius Marks
• Science: 1^st Olivia Piper, Millcreek; 3^rd Amit Lohe, Athens-Chilesburg
• Social Studies: 2^nd Chris Hickey, Athens-Chilesburg; 3^rd Kayla Carlson, Millcreek
• Arts & Humanities: T3^rd Dylan Grubbs, Millcreek
• Composition: 1^st Dasia Woods, Julius Marks; 3^rd Thomas Priest, Julius Marks
• Future Problem-Solving: 1^st Athens-Chilesburg Elementary
• Quick Recall: 2^nd Athens-Chilesburg; 3^rd Millcreek
• Hume Sportsmanship Award: Julius Marks Elementary

Complete results

In the elementary division of Governor’s Cup, students take part in a district and a regional contest. The middle grades and high school divisions include a district, regional and state competition.

The elementary regionals are set for March 16 and 20.